Department for Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 11 July 2017.
Jim Cunningham
Labour, Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many local libraries have been operating in each region of England and Wales in each year since 2010.
John Glen
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Data relating to libraries is collected from local authorities by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy which makes available the data annually to subscribers.
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